At their core, both games are about survival. In This War of Mine, days and nights pass as you do whatever it takes to outlast the war in a besieged city. In The Alters, survival is a race against time—a relentless battle against a scorching sun that will turn everything to dust if you fail to keep your mobile base moving.

Both games force you to step out of your safe space—whether it’s a bombed-out shelter in This War of Mine or the expandable, circular base in The Alters. In both, venturing into a hostile environment isn’t just a risk—it’s a necessity in a world where resources are scarce. The circular base can be expanded to meet the needs of your crew, and like the shelter before it, players observe it from a similar perspective.

But where This War of Mine gave you a group of survivors to manage, in The Alters you “build” your crew in the most unique way—by revisiting your own past and altering the choices you made. Through the Quantum Computer, you create alternate versions of yourself—Jans who share your face, parts of your memories, and even some of your regrets. Each Alter carries different skills crucial to operating the base, but some may struggle to accept that they are not the Jan Dolski, only a Jan Dolski.

With a team made up entirely of versions of yourself—each embodying decisions you once feared or hesitated to take—The Alters presents choices that are deeply personal. Some will be difficult. Some will be irreversible. All of them, past and present, will shape the outcome of your survival.​